Surveys, Trends & Stats

Despite launching its Diavgeia open data program in 2010, Greece is still lagging behind in readiness, implementation and impact of open data practices.

EU residents contributed greatly to the 17.2 percent increase in Greece’s travel receipts for the January-June period, according to the Bank of Greece.

The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will work more closely to strengthen Greece’s presence in Asian tourist markets.

Athens International Airport is maintaining a strong dynamic in terms of passenger traffic, which was up by 13.4 percent in August, according to European airport trade association ACI Europe.

Greek airports saw a record-breaking 10 percent rise in passenger traffic for the first nine months of the year, according to data released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Greece is doing a good job in attracting tourists from Asia, according to the CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Dr Mario Hardy.

Pre-sale tourist bookings for 2019 from the UK to Greece are up by 10 percent, according to the GNTO UK & Ireland Office Director Emy Anagnostopoulou.

Rhodes and the Ionian Islands are breaking incoming tourism records for September with flows continuing strong into October.

International tourist arrivals grew by 6 percent in the first six months of 2018 after a record year of growth in 2017, according to UNWTO’s latest barometer.

Athens’ hotels are among the most competitive in Europe, with the average hotel price reaching 96 euros in October, according to data released by trivago.

All the more Brits are packing their bags, many eyeing Greece, as demonstrated by the rising outgoing tourism figures presented by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).

A new record of 5.5 million tourist arrivals is expected for the Greek capital this year, according to figures presented during the Travel Trade Athens 2018 event.

The Region of Western Greece is in the lead in terms of tourism-related revenue due to increased visits and overnight stays in the second quarter of 2018.

Tourism, one of the top four industries in Greece, generated revenue in the 2009-2016 period, contributing 52.3 billion euros to state coffers, according to INSETE.

The number of overnight stays at Thessaloniki’s hotels edged up in the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, according to the Thessaloniki Hotels Association.

Travel and tourism in 2017 contributed a total of 19.7% to Greece’s GDP and amounted to 35 billion euros generated in the Greek economy, according to WTTC data.

Antiparos, Messini and Kythira are considered the best places to invest in short-term rentals in Greece, according to data released by AirDNA.

Greek tourism continued its upward trend in August this year with an increase in air arrivals compared to the same month in 2017, according to INSETE data.

Travel services are the top selling products of Greek e-shops, according to the PayPal Cross-Border Consumer Research Report 2018 carried out by Ipsos.

Τhe travel industry is set to record strong growth with international arrivals reaching 2.4 billion by 2030, according to Euromonitor International.